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About the Job 

Your Main Activities Are

• Maintain, and develop our centralised market data infrastructure to support trade idea generation, market analysis, communication to sales & trading
• Continuously helping automate our process and develop tools to support and enhance 
  1. the trade idea generation process (backtest, signal driven indicators, analysing flows – sentiment indicators etc.) 
  2. produce a platform for disseminating information and content to Sales, Trading and Clients
• Build indicators and systematic strategies (including back-testing infrastructure) to be able to generate signal driven trade ideas
• Contribute to the development of systematic and industrialized innovative solutions to enhance investment strategies and analysis
• Develop new tools and approach to equity analysis making use of innovative techniques (Machine Learning, web scrapping, sentiment analysis, news flows analysis, document analysis, etc)
• Work closely with the AI lab to coordinate and bring technological innovation to equity derivatives research 
• Stay updated on the latest AI advancements and industry trends to continuously improve our workflow process

Profile and Skills to Success

• Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Finance (Econometrics), or equivalent
• Strong background in a quantitative field such as computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering, or finance
• Up to 3 years of relevant experience
• Fluency in English both oral and written (mandatory)
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python and knowledge of common numerical and machine-learning packages (NumPy, scikit-learn, pandas, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Coding Knowledge: Very good knowledge of coding in Python, including object-oriented programming, debugging and logging techniques, SQL, and some knowledge of machine-learning packages (scikit-learn, Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Data Analysis: Knowledge of data analysis and time series analysis (regression, machine learning, etc.)
• Interest in data analysis and financial analysis

About the Team

• Markets 360 is made up of around 150 economists, strategists and analysts across the Americas, Western Europe, CEEMEA and Asia Pacific, who work closely together to create cross-asset perspectives 
• With a focus on value-added research and thought leadership, the aim is to publish clear, timely and thought-provoking pieces on topics ranging from financial and economic forecasts to in-depth analysis of particular assets, economies and themes. We also work closely with other parts of the business in order to create models / tools that would allow us generate data-supported views
• This role will be in Portugal, working closely with the Equity Derivatives Strategy team. It will focus on the equity and equity related products, including creating quantitative signals, market indicators and streamlining the current infrastructure to continue to provide innovative analytical applications to the wider group

About Global Markets

• Global Markets is BNP Paribas’ capital markets business within Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), delivering solutions across asset classes, and industry-leading services for clients including Institutional, corporate, private banks and retail distribution networks. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) is a major HUB in Europe and certainly unique in the country by its size and its scope of activity, with all Front Office roles present (Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quant & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning…). We are growing fast with the ambition to become even more relevant for the worldwide activity, which presents many short and long-term opportunities
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Why joining BNP Paribas? 

· Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

· Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

· International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions: 

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines; 
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services; 
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

· Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

· Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

· Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices. 

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered. 

* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.